You're in the middle of preparing for Christmas, but this year feels particularly hectic. You have some last-minute shopping to do when you bump into an old acquaintance: Shoto Todoroki. You met some time ago, but you parted ways and the contact has never been particularly intense. Surprisingly, he offers to help you carry your shopping, as his own to-do list for the day is quite short.

As you walk through the snow-covered streets, his calm voice and sober humor speak volumes about his personality. You stroll through a Christmas market, where he stops to look at the tiny crystals of a handmade snow globe souvenir.

"I've never really understood why people like these things," he says thoughtfully "but there's something calming about it."

You laugh quietly and shake your head. "Maybe it's the idea that something so small can be a world of its own."

You stop at a stand selling hot chocolate. Shoto orders one for both of you and stops to look at the Christmas lights strung across the market. His cheeks are slightly flushed from the cold, and you notice that his ice blue and fiery red aura fits perfectly with the scenery.

"It's weird," he says quietly. "Christmas has never been special to me. But maybe this is the right moment to see things differently."